Berry Mackelmore was on a plane. He was moving from Gillflip Isles to Inkopolis City, so he could participate in Turf Wars. Berry was thirteen, ripe and ready to start his new life. Berry had beforehand purchased an apartment in Flounder Heights, away from his overprotective sister, Kary Mackelmore. Berry's father and mother died during the Great Turf War, and he was just left with his sister. As much as Berry loved his sister, he wanted to get away from her because she was being so overprotective. Berry only brought one small backpack with him on the plane, and it was quite light. It contained his Inky Black TTekPhone, which he was obsessed with, a Basic Headband that looked absurdly good on him, a Basic Tee that fit nice and tight, and a pair of Cream Basics. Berry really liked the word "cream." Overall a nice set to start off with. He didn't have a weapon yet, but that was fine. He decided to buy one once he got to Inkopolis.
The plane was landing. It landed successfully, although a bit of a thump happened when the plane hit the ground. Maybe a stray gnat got run over by the plane.
Berry excitedly scurried out of the plane, and sped through Customs like a Zapfish on cocaine. Berry sprinted over to Flounder Heights, and was greeted by the toll official. "May I ask why you're here?" the official said. Berry exclaimed, out of breath, "I'm here to get my key for my apartment. My apartment is room Q56." The official checked a large stack of files, and found a file that contained the key. "Ah. I see. You're Berry Mackelmore, correct?" the official asked. Berry nodded,
and was handed the key. The gates to Flounder Heights opened, and Berry walked into the parking lot. He parked himself on a curb, because he was still tired. Berry pulled out his TTekPhone and texted his sister. "I'm here at Flounder Heights, I'm getting into my apartment." His sister replied, "Great. Hope you're okay. I love you, brother." The young inkling smiled, and texted back, "You too." Berry got up, and went to find his room.
Berry found his room in no time flat. He took the key, and inserted it into the keyhole. "Twist, and push," Berry whispered. The door unlocked, and Berry went inside.
It was a moderately sized apartment. On the left side of the living room, there was a large, sixty inch TV. With a brand new, factory reset, black Wii U. "Man! The people who lived here before me were rich or something!" Berry uttered. On the right side of the apartment, there was the kitchen. A fridge, stove, freezer, sink,
the whole package. Berry noticed they were all REALLY clean. Like, never used type of clean. Berry went into the hallway to his bedroom. It was quite small, but it got the job done. The bed was a full size, and had indigo sheets. They were very fluffy, and Berry instantly dug his face in them. Indigo was his favorite color of all time. A nice laptop was also in there, atop a small desk. Drawers of various shapes and sizes were in there, and Berry put his clothes in a big, circular drawer for now. Berry placed his TTekPhone on the desk, next to the laptop, and went to the bathroom. The bathtub was medium sized, and was fine for him. Berry was a very tall man, and showers have been a problem for his stature his whole life. Berry finished touring his apartment, and was ready to go to bed. It was getting late. One fourty-seven in the morning. The plane times were quite strict, and made Berry get up crazy early just so he wouldn't miss the plane. Berry went into his room, and undressed himself. He placed his old clothes in a small, rectangular drawer, then hopped into bed and instantly passed out. Berry had a dream. He was floating in the sky, right above Inkopolis. Berry saw four weapons in front of him: a Splattershot Jr., a Splattershot, a Splat Charger, and a Splat Roller. Berry was rapidly circling these four weapons, and was choosing which one to pick for his first weapon. Berry decided. Once he decided which weapon he wanted, he abruptly stopped spinning.
"The Splat Roller," Berry said," I want the Splat Roller." Berry reached out to grab it. His hand extended really far, like his arm was made of gum. Once Berry grabbed the handle of the Roller, he woke up. Berry opened his eyes, and was blinded by the warm sunlight. "Oh. Today's the day. Wait... TODAY'S THE DAY!" Berry shot up out of his bed, grabbed his clean set of clothes, put them on, and ran out the apartment.
Inkopolis was beautiful. Inkopolis Tower spiked up into the clouds, and the speakers on the outside of the Tower were blasting out Hooked, by Hightide Era. The Battle Dojo looked awesome, with Inklings inside looking like samurai and japanese cooks. The news suddenly came on while Berry was exploring. Every Inkling and their grandmothers snapped their neck up and looked at the jumbotron. The Squid Sisters came on, and announced the new rotation. Berry caught notice of Callie, and the thirteen-year-old began feeling something odd that I will not mention. Berry saw Callie's beautiful amber eyes and nice body, and fell in love with her. The news ended,
and the Squid Sisters went into the break room. Berry had a GIGANTIC crush on Callie, and decided to dedicate every match he would play to her. Berry went into Ammo Knights to get his weapon. Berry didn't care about getting new clothes, because his set already looked really fresh on him. Not to mention Berry was overall an alpha-
male. Berry was greeted by a tiny horseshoe crab, named Sheldon. "I see you're new around here, young pup," Sheldon said, "What weapon you lookin' for?" Berry saw the Splat Roller on a shelf, and yelled," I WANT THIS ONE!" The horseshoe crab flew back from astonishment, crashed into a few boxes, and sheepishly said,"Okay. Good luck,
youngster!" Berry walked out with his Splat Roller, and went into the monolith that is Inkopolis Tower, ready to win. To win the heart of Callie.
End of Chapter One